Men more likely to try and dodge tax payment

Men are significantly more likely than women to try to evade paying tax, according to a new study.

Analysis of almost 1,500 people in the US, UK, Sweden and Italy found men under report their income, while women are more honest.

The research revealed that men are more willing to contribute their full share of tax when they are informed what their money pays for.

Researchers said tackling the gender pay gap and increasing women’s participation in the workforce could be more effective at increasing tax revenue than focusing on tax evasion.

The study, published in the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, involved tests to gauge attitudes about paying tax among people who self report their income.

Dr John D’attoma, from the University of Exeter Business School, said: “We have found robust evidence that tax compliance is greater for women than men. “But men are more responsive to the incentives attached to paying taxes.

“Women are compliant even when they do not expect anything in return and we had this result in every country where we ran the experiment.”